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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a typically cheerful woman in the church become morose?
(a) Her husband has died.
(b) She must leave her house.
(c) She learns that she has cancer.
(d) She is losing her sight.

2. What is the reason Anne makes Sam go to church?
(a) To expose Sam to different types of people
(b) To give Sam some sort of religious foundation
(c) So his soul will not burn in hell
(d) The love and care shown by her church family

3. What happens to Anne when she is almost 30?
(a) She has an abortion.
(b) She starts her own business.
(c) She gets cancer.
(d) She goes to law school.

4. What is Rick's attitude about life?
(a) Why does crap only happen to me?
(b) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(c) Hey, we all gotta go someday.
(d) Live each day to the fullest.

5. Where does Anne's family live during the time her parents' marriage is falling apart?
(a) A castle
(b) A townhouse
(c) A ranch
(d) A split-level

Short Answer Questions

1. What is common among the children of the sixties?

2. What phrase is used by people in Anne's church to anyone embarking on a trip?

3. What is Anne's drug of choice when she is 28?

4. Where does Anne take Sam for a vacation?

5. Why does Anne not allow Sam to accept the gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might the example of Anne's stalled car be considered a traveling mercy?

2. Why does Anne think she may be failing Sam?

3. Anne's friend, Pammy, learns that she can adopt a baby at the same time that she learns she is dying from cancer. How does Pammy think about her new daughter during this time?

4. What is Anne's philosophy about bad things happening?

5. What does Anne consider to be the first miracle she witnesses?

6. What does Anne mean by "Traveling Mercies"?

7. What is the reason that Anne makes Sam go to church?

8. What decision-making process does Anne use when determining whether or not she should let Sam go paragliding?

9. How is Anne like her activist father?

10. What two answering machine messages does Anne mention as being memorable to her?

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